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HRID 1855784Generated: October 30, 2026

Water → 4-(p-Allyloxyphenyl)-2-butanone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantAllyl bromideHCID 7841—
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
Reactant4-(4'-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanoneHCID 21648—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product4-(p-Allyloxyphenyl)-2-butanoneHCID 24708775—

Reaction Steps

p-Hydroxy benzylacetone (1.5 g.), KOH (6 g.) and allyl bromide (1.2 g.) were stirred in ethanol (50 ml) overnight. Water was added and the mixture extracted with ether, which was evaporated to give the compound (1.6 g.) as an oil purified by column chromatography.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04216232
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_08
ORD IDord-84efceb907c94cf0a2755f19e0d3115b
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_08